The Portland daily press., 1887-05-17
MR. o'sRIEN.
The Visit of the Editor OF United ire
land TO Montreal.
He Is Treated by all Classes With
Great Courtesy.
No Trouble Expected to occur at
Toronto.

MONTREAL, May 16.-Mr. O'Brien was in
teryiewed last night, and when asked re-
garding the success Of his visit he said:
'Up to the present the results have more
than answered my most sanguine expecta-
tions. Although Of course have met good
many Of my opponents, | have not expert
eneed the slightest mark Of discourtesy, not
to say violence. have met some gentlemen
who doubted the advisability Of our visit,
but have not met single one who after
having heard US was not convinced that we
had the amplest and the most terrible justifi-
cation for the course we have taken. have
been simply amazed at the extent to which
the prejudice so unserupulously aroused
against us has been dissipatod in the course
Of the brlefest intercourse with the people,
II Is not too much 20 say that any threaten
ing appearance 10 the contrary notwith-
standing, we can challenge the opinion Of
thePe0ple Of the province OF Ontario with
more confidence than Lord LansdOwne. In
Montreal itself / fnd-that within the last
two days the condemnation Of Lord Lans-
d0wne has become greatly intensified, and is
showing Itself In quarters frOui~ which
least expected It, AS for our experiences In
Quebec they were so uniformly satisfactory
that although had the pleasure Of making
the acquaintance Of very large number in
deed OF the citizens Of all grades aud Of all
naticnalitieS, / can honestly say i did not
hear single expression favorable to Lord
Lansdowne, while opponents who attended
our demonstrations were free In their
Acknowledgements that our statements, II un-
rebutted, were simply appalling. This re-
suit Is, think, now thoroughly secured,
that the Canadian people recognize that a
case has been made that must be answered"
"DO you expect any trouble In TOrOntO?"
do mot RUf in I will M faI-
ter but will continue TO denounee landlord
ism in Ireland and show up the terrible tyr
amy under which the people are suffering"
The Herald, which has bitterly opposed
Mr.. OBrien's invasion" OF Canada, has
shown decided change Of front. and today
comes out with the following editorial,
which Is the sole topic Of conversation. IL
says it would not only be proper, but it
seems absolutely necessary that the state
ments made by Mr.. O'Brien In regard to
the treatments Of the Luggacurran tenants
should be met and Investigated II possible.
Lord Lansd0wne does not appear TO have
had knowledge Of these transactions. His
agent, Of course, may be said to represent
him. but with his l0rdship on one side Of the
Atlantic and negotiations proceeding on the
other between the agent and the representa-
tiVes Of the tenants, 1t might well be as
sumed that negotiations smight 90 on and be
disposed of before Lord LansdOwne would
be informed Of the details. But for the evic-
estates Lord LansdOwne is responsible, and
the why's and wheref0res OF such action are
as debatable in his case as In any other case.
The fact that he Is Governor General Of Can
ada supplies no reason for silence. The
question Is agilating the English-speaking
people OF Britain, Canada and the United
States. IL matters little how or by whom
the agitation Is brought about. Very serious
accusations have been made. III they af-
fected the premier of Canada they would
hau 10. h.a ana all he
more TO be answered when directed against
the Governor General Of Canada. The ques-
tion Is: Are these things true? The refusal
of hall TO Mr.. O'Brien In Toronto Is no
answer. The threat Of the Orangemen Of
Kingston not to permit him to enter the city
is no answer. The same class OF people
were once the means of preventing the
Prince Of Wales from Landing at Kingston.
Mr.. O'Brien's allegations would still exist
and would still have 10 be met whether
O'Brien Is refused entrance or speech in the
cities Of Ontario or not. 1t must be con-
fessed that the light cast on that side of the
controversy Is not great. There Is much
abuse Of Mr.. O'Brien and plentiful lack Of
facts. What Is needed Just now Is a eircum-
stantial statement from Lord Lansdowne ON
the point Of view Of his relations with his
tenants. As royal commissions have inves-
tigated such matters and the people Of Great
Britain have been agitated on similar sub
Jects Tor many years, and the press and
electors have such questions constantly be-
fore them 1t cannot be said that the dispute
Is one of private character. II Is unfOr-
tunately very much Of a public question,
and the sooner both sides are heard from the
better.
Mr.. O'Brien has been elected to a seat in
the House Of Commons for the northeast di-
vision of Cork, made vacant by the resigna-
ti0n Of Edmund Laury
Mr.. OBrien's election, unOpposed, has
added much to the popular feeling In his
favor, particularly as before his arrival
eablegrams were published from London
stating Mr.. ParnelPs disapproval Of the trip.
Mr.. O'Brien said today that he was sorry to
hear he was elected again 10 Parliament,
but he was inclined to think Lord Lans-
d0wne was still more sorry. Mr.. O'Brien
and party left for Toronto on the midnight
train